TO KEEP INFORMED On innflrm of I m (to r t n lu-c in city, Mnlr utiil tiMlloti, you urrd tiut read THE TIMES-DISPATCH RICHMOND TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1915. IF YOU NEED A "JOB" Try ii I'lnNMltlfil Ail. In (he Situation Wnntril Column. lc a word. THE TIMES-DISPATCH 7 o-Day The J anuary Sale of Silks and Dress Goods in which sonic wonderful bargains in seasonable fabrics are being offered. First Floor. 7 o-Day The Big Sale of Beds and Bedding Supplies offering big and timely economies of interest to liomekeepers. ' Third Floor. Sale of 400 "Savory" Roasters Regularly sold at from $2 to $3.50 p:teh. Specially offered to-day $1.00 ax n $1.50 each Here Is an unusual money-saving opportunity for thrifty housewives. As nearly every woman knows, the SAVORY ROASTER is one of the very best enamel Roasters made; she knows, too, that these styles and sizes sell everywhere at from $2.00 to $3.50. About 400 of these Roasters wore chipped in handling. Though slightly marred in appearance, they are sti...

THE BEST BARGAINS nrr often ailvrrtlned In the &amp;lt;'lii?*llleil colunniM. (id I In* hnhlt of rentllUK flic "HUl mix. THE TIMES-DISPATCH TO KEEP IN TOUCH with world movement", an well at the mrrN of your vlty anil Mute, rentl THE TIMES-DISPATCH 65th YEAR YOl.l'MK ?5 \l Mil Kit II RICHMOND, VA.. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1915. ?TWELVE PAGES .R ?FAIR PRICF, 2 r.F!NT? Alexander Points to Banking Interests as Chief Opponents of Ship-Purchase Bill \ HE ACCUSES NEWSPAPERS Says Their Vision Is Affected by Advertising Revenues From Steamship Companies. HOSTON. MASS.. .January .'..?The advisability of government purchase of ships as propose! In a 1)111 pending In Congress was (I'/lwlfl at a "merchant murine" dinner of tlm Chamber of Comowrce to-night. Congressman Joshua \V. Alexander, of Missouri, sponsor for tlto hill, characterized it a.- (In- "Magna Charta of American Shipping." Congressman 10. W. Satin.lers, of Virginia, objected to t h&amp;gt; propo.'-al as a poor business propos...

CALIFORNIA LAW LIMITS HOURS OF PUPIL NURSES! i Wisdom of This Statute Defended In Hrief Filed With United States Supreme Court. ITS VALIDITY TO HK AKGUKI) Case Will Involve Decision as to Whether an Ki^hl-llour Restriction on Labor of Woman Is Reasonable. WASHINGTON. January 5.-*Th? wisdom of limiting the work hours of I pupil nurses to eight hours a clay, while imposing no such restriction on I graduate nurses, was defended to-day j in briefs filed with the Supreme Court i hy counsel for California. They relate to cases dealing with . th'j validity of the California woman's ! eight-hour labor law. which are lo be | argued next week. The cases will involve a decision as to whether an eighthour restriction on the labor of women is reasonable, this being th? first time the question has come before the court, j In the briefs it was urged that within ? the Inst few years, it has been realized | that pupil nurcfiB were undergoing too j great a strain. It was stated invest!- I gatlon show...

BOARD OF HEALTH WANTS SI 0,000 PAYROLL INCREASE Says Sanitary Force Must He j Doubled to Care for An- ? nexcd Area. | $7,500 FOR SMALLPOX HOSPITAL j Appropriation of $5, OOO foj* New ltuilditiK. Made in Hudirct of 11)11, Was Found Insulliciciit for Kven Simple Structure. Increases In this pay roll appropria- i lion aggregating approximately {10.000 are asked for by the Hoard of Health to take care of additional .duties imposed upon the department by annexation. in the estimate of its budget needs for &amp;gt;010, presented last night to the Council Committee on Finance. i This amount will enable the department to retain the six additional sanitary Inspectors, one additional cleric, and two additional nurses that have' been employed since the middle of November. Their salaries have so far been met out of the department's general expense account. Ordinances providing for their permanent employment are now pendinrc before the Council. WANTS &amp;gt;7,500 l-'OIt M:\V S.M AI.M'OX...

Household Interests -SOCIETYPersonal Notes BIG COTTON BALL TO BE UNIQUE CHARITY EVENT I'liUrx I'lncr nt MRNnnk' Trnplr 'I'oHurruiT Mglit I'llder Aimiilrm uf IlnugliterK of Cunrrilrrii?7&amp;lt; uno of the largest ami mont unique ? Imrity functlqns of the week will bo the big "Cotton Ball" that in to take place Thursday evening from U to 12 o'clock In the ballroom of the Masonic Temple, umlor the auspices ami direction of the Richmond Chapter. L'nlted Daughters of the Confederacy. The hall, given hy the Richmond Chapter '?ach season, is one of the most intet - ?'stint; society events of the entire year, and many wonderful ol&amp;lt;l frowns arc worn upon this occasion. For Thursday evening: guests mny wear costumes of *?;i-'0r., or III any simple material, preferably cotton, l&amp;gt;ut many of those iii attendance will follow the fashions ? this period. The Veterans, who will &amp;lt; ome In uniform, will act as the floor ommittee, and the music for the event promise...

WE' Will BE BROUGHT TO BIGHB/IOND F8R TRIAL Man of Many Aliases Hold for Robbing Gordonsvillc Post-Ofllcc on March 28, U&amp;gt;04. RIO FORM ED "CROOK" TK8TIFIK8 "West Philadelphia Johnnie" Tolls How Ho and Charles O'Day, Alias "Missouri Charlie," Carried Out "Jobs" in Virginia. ( Special to The Times- Dispatch. ] COLUMBIA, S. C., January 5.?Charles O'Day, alias Charlie Cross, alias Charles Blackburn, alias "Missouri Charlie," was held here to-day for trial in the United States Court for the Kastern District of Virginia at Richmond on the charge of having broken into and entered the post-otllce at Gordonsvillc, Va., on March 28. 1 The chief witness for the United States at the preliminary hearing before Commissioner Sloan'at noon was John K. McCarthy, alias "West Philadelphia Johnnie," once a yeggman, but now a lecturer, i using a movini; picture film, "Sen- 1 tenced for Life," as his text. O'Day was paroled from the State ' penitentiary, where lie was serving a tlfteen-year ter...

HISTORICAL SOCIETY HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING Association fop Preservation of Virginia Antiquities Hoars Reports of l^rogreas. OPl-lOERS A II K K Ii K C T K L&amp;gt; Committee Hecommends That Government Iluild Now Approach to Jamestown Island?Mrs. J. Taylor Kllyson Is Elected President. Tho annual meeting of the AssoelaLlon for the Preservation of Virginia j Antltjuitlo was held yesterday afternoon at the John Marshall House. Mrs. William Hullln Cox was mado temporary chairman, and after she lmU read her annual address Mrs. J. Taylor ( Kllyson took tho president's chair. | Iteporto of the various ofllc-jrs and j 'ommlttees of the organization Indl- i atcd that tlic association has enjoyed ??. prosperous year. The Jamestown report showed that Interest Is growing ? n t'?at historic point, and that the j number of visitors to the place Is constantly Increasing. A resolution from the Jamestown committee strongly j recommended that the United States government build a bridge at onco con- ...

PRICES ON EXCHANGE MAKE FURTHER GAINS Market Shows Tendency to Broaden, and Volume of Business is ! f Increasing. STEEL HUMOUS A Hi: CIHHKXT Junuarj- Bookings lvxpociiHl to Break All Records, anil May Hun Close to 1,000,000 Tons?No Attention j I'aid London's Stork Quotations. ; BV BKOADAN WAl.l.. NEW YOIAK. Jnnunr.v 5 - Prices mailo further sain? on tin- Stock K\cliaiige today. The market showed a broadening tendency and the volume of business a slight Increase Steel common was strong. rising n full point to 51'ii on Pittsburgh buying. Humors were current, which probably orlg- ' Innted in the Smoky City. Hint the Steel Corporation would show an Increase in tonnage during December of about -JOO.(K?&amp;gt; tons. January 1 ookings are c.\pei ted to break alt previous records and run 1 lose to J.o&amp;gt;\?\? tons new business for the month When the report was published here that a rail- j road had placed an order for la.OkM tons o! rails in Canada. Pittsburgh Immediately ; pro...

r the house you want aa'^y lie offered to-day In the rlwmnloh i*o|umna at Junl your price? read the aila. the times-dispatch ^idjmondEimc^Bi^iatcll RICHMOND, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1915. the War in pictures ?tax l)r follonril In many i n(rrtKlInK drtulln from day to day (tirouich the times-dispatch THE TIMELY EVENT Our January Sale of Beds and Bedding Supplies Many and rare are the economies offered in this sale. Throughout our stock of Brass Reds, Enamel Beds, Blankets, Comforts, Mattresses and other Bedding needfuls we have made BIG REDUCTION'S IX PRICES! This, together with immense quantities and the well-known SUPERIOR QUALITIES of the goods, makes this January Sale one of extarordinary and timely interest to homekeepers. Visit the store (Third Floor) at your first opportunity. Big Pricc Reductions on Brass Beds and White Beds Single-bed and double-bed sizes; all new and perfect; a big variety to select from. $16.00 Brass Beds, $11.00. $1S.00 Brass Reds, $12.50. $22.00 Brass Beds...

IT'S GOOD BUSINESS to rend the Want Ail eoluitiun. The little u&amp;lt;1m roll cot the tn-uU of ufTulrn. THE TIMES-DISPATCH 65th YEAR voi.rmi: Nt Mil 10 It 7 REAL ESTATE NEWS In prr.irotr?l dnlly nllh mi, un?urpniMfd iirrfrvtlwu ot itrtnll ntiil Interrnt la THE TIMES-DISPATCH PAGES CLOUDY PRTPF. 9 ri?MTQ Prefers This Solution to Commission System of Tax Readjustment. HOUSE COMMITTEE AT WORK Prepares Schedule for Public Hearings on Features of Tax Commission's Report. Governor Henry C. Stuart told the Finance Committee of tho Mouse of Debates yesterday afternoon that he was favorably disposed toward "some partial segregation plan" of taxation. For tho first time he publicly commlted himself on the question. The Governor was speaking informally, and he ho qualified his utterance that he cannot be quoted as Indorsing In full the minority plan carried In the report of the Tax Commission. He made It clear, however, that his preference is for partial s'KreRntlon, and that he does not ...

? ?? ? J W * AA1 Villi JL % J Magnitude of Russia's Victory Over Turks Is Growing move there, owing to the high water and tho mini, The Husilaiiii continue to drive tJ&amp;gt;? Austrian* through the snow-covered passes of tho Carpathians and out of Bukowlna, and simultaneously ' are dealing in detail with the remnants of tho Turkish armies in Trans-Caucasia, which are reported either to have been routed or surrounded. The Turkish dash into this distant province of Russia is described by military men here as having been an unwise manoeuvre. Military operations In that part of the world would bo difficult in this season at any time, they say, but in a particularly severe winter there was little chance of the poorly equipped Turkish troops succeeding in their efforts Altogether, the Russians engaged the Turks In ten pitched battles. In many cases while knee deep In snow, and at tin altitude of from ti.OOO to 10,000 feet. IMS Alt It EST CREATES I'ltOEOI Ml SKNSATIOX LONDON', January...

CLOTHING SUPPLY FOR POOR NOW EXHAUSTED Associated Charities Distributes 2,313 Articles of Itulment and 234 Pairs of Khocs. COLORED WOKKEIIS LOSE HEART Of Moro Than 100 Who Professed Eagerness to Suw Timber for Firewood, Only Nineteen Hliow Up for Work. Tho Associated Charltloa now has tho situation In regard to tho unemployed woll In hand, and the needs of applicants of both races are being rr&amp;lt;et as rapidly as they are made known. l)r. Buchanan yesterday distributed through nineteen visitors. 2,31:1 articles of clothing and 234 pairs of shoes. Kvery piece of clothing, except that which came In yesterday, has now been distributed among thone who need raiment almost as badly as they need food. Volunteer visitors investigate reported conditions and supply emergency needs. They report to the association, and clothing and orders for food and fuel arc given them for proper distribution. In this way tho association avoids duplicating Its work, and prevents the habitually shiftle...

SPORTS I NEWSY STORIES FROM THE BUSY ATHLETIC WORLD I SPORTS VIRGINIA LEAGUE Milt I BLOCKS BASEBALL DEAL; President Hontwrluht Refuses to Accept &amp;gt;10,000 nnd Ix*uve Territory to the Internaliotials. WHL APPKAL TO COMMISSION .? Telegram Sent to Danville, Making a Definite Offer?Committee l-'ormed to Secure Subscriptions for Stork in New Company. Practically asserting that no cash offer would Induco the Virginia League to relinquish its territorial rights hero. President J O. Boatwright last night rejected a proposition submitted to him by a committee authorized by local business men to organize a ?100.000, corporation to bring the Baltimore franchise in tTie Inteiumtional League to Richmond. Arrangements were Immediately maile to carry the tluht 1&amp;gt;&amp;gt; - for the National Baseball Commission, which will be asked to draft this territory from the Virginia League and turn It over to the class A A oriranlzatlon. The meeting last night was held In the Business ...

M'KELWRY III CLASH WITH EDITHR CUK Charlotte Newspaper Mun Tells Northerners to Clean Up Their Own Slates First. I) K F E N l&amp;gt; S NORTH CAROLINA Tells Members of ('liikl Labor Committee "It Is None of Their RusinesH"?&amp;lt;Mi'Helway Replies, Quoting Clark's Father Against Illm. WASHINGTON, January ?Reports concerning child labor in North Carolina fanned a lively clash between Dr. A. J. MeKolway, Southern secretary of the national committee, ami David Clark, a Charlotte, N. C., editor, at to-day's session of the eleventh annual conference on child labor. -Mr. Clark declared that until Northern States had cleaned uj? their barrooms, gambling and vice dens and Sunday theatres, they had no ri?ht to complain that children under thirteen years of ago were permitted to work in cotton mills. "Plainly speaking, It is none of their luisidohh," he said, referring to complaints from Masstiehuseits and New York. He chargcd representatives of the committee with misrepresenting fac...

Household Interests SOCIETY Personal Notes IRVING BACHELLEH WILL LECTURE AT WOMAN'S CLUB \uthor of "I?ben Holden" iinil Mm. Ilttcheller Arrive fa City Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Irving Bacheller will arrive In Richmond on Monday to be Hit! g uob ts of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Cary Johnson at their home at the Union Theological Seminary for a brief uluy. Mr. Bacheller la to lecture at the Woman's Club on Monday afternoon of the coming week upon the subject of his book, "Keeping Up With Lizzie," and the club members are looking forward to his address with keen Interest, lie is one of the finest satirists of the day, uttd a reformer, as well, who makes an appeal as wide as the country In which be lives. The keen, crisp humor of the author of "Eben Holden" and "D'rl and I" has placed him In the foremost rank of American writers of that style. Mrs. Thomas Cary Johnson Is chairman of the afternoon, and will present Mr. Bacheller to his audience. l.leutenunt Itolilnn Wrdft. Society in Richmond and th...